Wendy Dennis documents the anguish of a seven-year divorce
This 1996 Toronto Life feature ignored journalistic convention. Dennis is not only in the middle of the story, she has a considerable stake in the outcome.
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An open letter to government communications professionals
I am working on a story about how public relations is helping to kill Canada’s democracy.
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When the yelling stopped: The strange life and shabby death of Sun TV
Sun TV was really only ever about one thing: gaming the system.
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Globe public editor: It’s not a poll; it’s just reader feedback
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Globe public editor: If The Globe was perfect, we’d never beg the question
[[{“fid”:”3129″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“style”:”height: 258px; width: 180px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;”,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”},”link_text”:null}]]By Sylvia Stead, public editor for the Globe and Mail The headline above was on my column on grammatical mistakes that appeared in Saturday’s Focus section. It was penned by a very clever editor, Victor Dwyer: a wordsmith, writer and, if I may say, grammar nerd with…
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Book Review: CHEK Republic recounts how an ailing TV station saved itself
Diane Dakers’ book outlines how the Victoria operation became the only employee-owned TV station in North America.
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The Unknowable Country: The FOI issues both U.S. and Canada share
From poorly watched propaganda channels to public office-journalist relations, we’ve got a few things in common.
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Globe public editor: Egregious grammatical errors caught by Globe readers
Sylvia Stead on the grammatical errors caught by readers of The Globe and Mail.
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Star public editor: Democracy depends on great reporting
Great reporters ask why and refuse to be stopped until they have the answers citizens need.
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Media Musings: Enough about “church and state” separation
Columnist Joe Banks on why the advertising and editorial departments should work together.